Faculty

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Martin L. Abbott, Professor of Sociology; Senior Researcher; B.S., Portland State University, 1974; M.A., Pepperdine University, 1976; Ph.D., Portland State University, 1984. At SPU since 1985.

Darrell Allen, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Colorado State University, 1984; M.A., University of Kansas, 1995. At SPU since 2000.

Kathleen Braden, Professor of Geography; B.A., Boston University, 1972; M.A., University of Washington, 1974; Ph.D., 1981. Fulbright Scholar, USSR, Finland and Japan, 1977-1978. At SPU since 1982.

Tamara Van Dyken, Lilly Post-Doctoral Fellow in History; B.A., Calvin College, 1993; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 2008.  At SPU since 2008.  One Year Appointment. 

Reed Davis, Professor of Political Science; Chair of the Political Science Department; B.A., M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1978; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1991. At SPU since 1989.

David A. Diekema, Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Calvin College, 1982; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1985; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1990. At SPU since 1992.

Douglas Durasoff, Professor of Political Science; B.A., Michigan State University, 1966; M. Phil., Yale University, 1969; Ph.D., 1978. At SPU since 1986.

Ruth Ediger, Associate Professor in Political Science; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1998; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1991; Ph.D., 1996. At SPU since 2002.

Alberto Ferreiro, Professor of History; B.A., University of Texas, Arlington, 1977; M.A., 1979; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986. At SPU since 1986.

Michael Hamilton, Associate Professor of History; Chair of the History Department; B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1986; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1988; Ph.D., 1995. At SPU since 1999.

Caleb Henry, Assistant Professor of Political Science; B.A., Hillsdale College, 1997; M.A., Claremont University; Ph.D., 2002.  At SPU since 2007.

Mikyung Kim, Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., Yonsei University, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2008.  At SPU since 2009.

Jennifer McKinney, Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1991; M.S., Purdue University, 1995; Ph.D., 2001. At SPU since 2001.

Kevin Neuhouser, Professor of Sociology; Chair of the Sociology Department; B.A., Taylor University, 1980; M.A., Indiana University, 1986; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1996.

Karen Snedker, Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., New York University, 2003.  At SPU since 2006. 

Rodney Stiling, Associate Professor of History; B.A., UCLA, 1972; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1980; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985; Ph.D., 1991. At SPU since 2001.

William H. Woodward, Professor of History; B.A., Wheaton College, 1969; M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1974. At SPU since 1974.

Emeriti Faculty

R. Reed Boyce, Urban and Regional Studies; B.S., University of Utah, 1956; M.S., 1957; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1961. At SPU 1976-1997. Emeritus since 1997.

C.Y. Jesse Chiang, Political Science; B.A., St. John’s University, 1944; M.A., University of Washington, 1951; Ph.D., 1958. At SPU 1964-1986. Emeritus since 1986.

Gordon E. Cochrane, Sociology; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1950; M.A., 1957; Ph.D., University of SouthernCalifornia, 1968. At SPU 1965-1989. Emeritus since 1989.

C. Melvin Foreman, Sociology; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1942; M. Th., Biblical Seminary in New York City, 1945; M.A., University of Washington, 1955; Ph.D., 1957. At SPU 1948-1952 and 1953-1985. Emeritus since 1985.

Joy F. Hammersla, Sociology; B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1954; M.S., University of Washington, 1962; Ph.D., 1974. At SPU 1981-1996. Emerita since 1996.

Robert Larson, Sociology; B.A., Augsburg College, 1956; M.A., University of Washington, 1966. At SPU 1966-1992. Emeritus since 1993.

Kenneth D. Tollefson, Anthropology; B.S., Manhattan Bible College, 1958; M. Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1961; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1965; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1976. At SPU 1965-1996. Emeritus since 1996.

Adjunct Faculty
Ronald Boyce, Geography